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Where does “kāros” come from?

kāros (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kéh₂ros, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

kāros (Proto-Italic): dear

Definitions

  1. dear

Ancestry of “kāros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₂rosloved; dear
2Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

Words derived from “kāros”

  • charity
  • charitable
  • cheer
  • cheering
  • Charity
  • cherish
  • caress
  • Kara
  • Cara
  • cheerless
  • cherishing
  • Belcher
  • jeering
  • uncharitable
  • cheerleader
  • charitably
  • jeer
  • uncharitableness
  • uncharitably
  • noncharitable
  • jeeringly
  • cheerly
  • cheeringly
  • charitableness
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